satan

satan · noun¹

1. Hebrew · derived fromשָׂטָן“adversary, accuser”
2. Ancient Greek · derived fromΣατάν
3. Latin · derived fromSatān
4. English todaysatan

See Satan: from Latin Satān, from Ancient Greek Σατάν (Satán), from Hebrew שָׂטָן (Sātān, “adversary, accuser”).

Satan · proper noun, noun²

1. Arabic · derived fromشَيْطَان“satan, devil”
2. Hebrew · derived fromשָׂטָן“adversary, accuser”
3. Ancient Greek · derived fromΣατάν
4. Latin · derived fromSatan
5. Old English · inherited fromSatan
6. Middle English · inherited fromSathan
7. English todaySatan

From Middle English Sathan, Satan, from Old English Satan, from Latin Satan, from Ancient Greek Σατάν (Satán), from Hebrew שָׂטָן (satán, “adversary, accuser”). Compare Arabic شَيْطَان (šayṭān, “satan, devil”). Doublet of shaitan and shetani.

Words from the same roots